by D.H. Lawrence The elephant， the huge old beast， is slow to mate； he finds a female， they show no haste they wait for the sympathy in their vast shy...
by Mark Doty You weren't well or really ill yet either； just a little tired， your handsomeness tinged by grief or anticipation， which brought to y...
by Laynie Browne His unset eyes - containing water - become expression， or color. They cloud in changing - though the change is never marked， it may e...
by Jessie Haas Feed them some small treat. Notice the surprised forward flick of ears， the lightening and softening of their large， beautiful eyes. Ho...
by Wallace Stevens Call the roller of big cigars， The muscular one， and bid him whip In kitchen cups concupiscent curds. Let the wenches dawdle in suc...
by John Canaday In early spring， here in the Rub 'al Khali， Gabriel swings his goad over the humped backs of swollen clouds. They roar like angry ...
by Mark Halperin Amused when she asks， is your wife Jewish？ and， because it's easier， because I don't want to think， I answer yes. It's th...
by Jim Simmerman Sometimes I picture your face on money. But this isn't Rome， where they know what money's worth， which is almost the paper it...
by James Weldon Johnson （A Funeral Sermon） Weep not， weep not， She is not dead； She's resting in the bosom of Jesus. Heart-broken husband—&m...
by Michael Benedikt The European Shoe is covered with grass and reed， bound up and wound around so that it may slip easily over the wearer's head....